Fargesia ‘Obelisk’ is a hybrid bamboo with evergreen leaves contrasting with the dark tall culms, it has the best of the qualities from the parent bamboos, the Murielae and Nitida. This beautiful bamboo is known to produce numerous shoots and leaves every year.
Obelisk Bamboo is ideal as a standalone bamboo, makes a great ornamental garden centrepiece. It can also be grown in pots and containers, or as privacy screens and hedges to great effect.
This clump-forming bamboo is hardy and can withstand temperatures to a low -25 degrees Celsius. The Obelisk culms can grow to 4m tall and support its dense green foliage. This bamboo thrives in part shade and shade.
Best qualities of Fargesia nitida ‘Obelisk’: Great standalone plant, produces masses of new shoots and leaves yearly. Obelisk is clump-forming bamboo with dense green foliage and thin hardy culms. It is non-invasive.
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Bamboo Fargesia ‘Obelisk’ features and care
- Identification: Fargesia nitida ‘Obelisk’, Hybrid Umbrella Bamboo Obelisk, Fargesia Nitida Obelisk.
- Culms: Slender, Dark columnar.
- Leaves: Bright green, evergreen foliage.
- Height: 3 – 4 metres.
- Spread: 1 – 2 metres, non-invasive, clump forming.
- Hardiness: – 25 degrees Celsius.
- Use: Standalone specimen, pots and containers, hedges, privacy screens.
- Care: Thrives in the shade and part shade, requires good soils and moisture.
Cost of Clump-forming bamboo plants
The cost listing below is an estimated price of the common Clump-forming bamboo plants based on the cost of 10 – 20 L pots. The comparison table shows the price ranges (lowest and highest prices) from over 10 UK online retailers, including the major online markets, Amazon and eBay.
Note that the prices are indicative of the costs of packages (P&P) and delivery charges, and are subject to changes. Use this table as a guide. For more information on prices, check the recent online prices.
Click on the link to read more | Scientific name | Guided Price Range |
Fargesia murielae Simba | £30.00 - £80.00 | |
Fargesia murielae Winter Joy | £40.00 - £70.00 | |
Fargesia murielae Jumbo | £40.00 - £90.00 | |
Fargesia murielae Rufa | £20.00 - £60.00 | |
Fargesia nitida Black Pearl | £30.00 - £70.00 | |
Clumping bamboo Fargesia murielae group: A guide to help you find the right bamboo. (note that the prices range is indicative only. Please, check in-store or online for updated prices. | ||
7 Types of Fargesia Nitida Fountain Bamboo
We featured 7 common types of the Nitida group. A spectacular non-invasive bamboo plant, it will not send its shoots away from the parent plant. The clumps form a dense upright wall to support the ‘fountain’ foliage.
Fargesia nitida is among the stunning Fargesia bamboos in the UK, owing their names to the appearances of the evergreen fountain-like foliage and coloured stems.
The 4 articles below are packed with tips and step-by-step guides for bamboo growers. Click on the links to find out more.
- 1. How to propagate bamboos from seeds
- 2. How to propagate bamboos from culm cuttings
- 3. How to propagate bamboos from rhizome cuttings
- 4. Common Fargesia Nitida Group of Bamboo Plants in the UK – Feature
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Are umbrella bamboos clump-forming or running bamboo plants? There are so many that I seem to get it all muddled up.
This little bamboo is very well-behaved. Fargesia Obelisk has many small canes and a much more delicate appearance than the more thuggish members of the family. I have mine for nearly 10 years and I can say that they are in fact best bamboo plants to grow in the garden.
I prefer clumping bamboo to running bamboo – umbrella bamboo is the best. Thank you for this article.